Two shot dead for honour in Swabi

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SWABI: A woman, who had allegedly left house of her husband and married one of her cousins, was shot dead along with her second husband here on Tuesday, said police.

The woman of Maneri village had married with a man two months ago but their relations remained strained from the very first day of marriage.

During the period the woman allegedly developed relations with her cousin and left the house of her husband. She went to the house of her second husband’s maternal uncle at Kotha village.

However, her first husband managed to get information about their presence in the Kotha village and traced them.

A brother of the deceased man told Topi city police the two were allegedly killed by woman’s first husband and his two accomplices inside their maternal uncle’s house.

Police registered FIR and began investigations.

Meanwhile, Hidayat Khan of Mirali was killed and two others were injured over a children’s row.

Police said the rivals opened fire after exchanging heated arguments, adding Hidayat was killed on the spot while Rahat Ali and Mir Wali of the rival group were injured. Both groups registered FIR against each other.

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2015

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